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 150 Journal of American Folk-Lore.

Fenollosa, Mrs. Lee Hoffman, Dr. S. E. Palmer, Dr. E. F. Pope, Mrs. G. W. Vaillant, Mr. Ashton Willard.

Tuesday, December 5. The first meeting of the season was held at the Grundmann Studios. Dr. Englemann presided, and introduced Prof. F. W. Putnam, who treated of the " Pueblos of Colorado and New Mexico." This was a vivid account of Professor Putnam's recent visit to the scene of operations of the Hyde Expedition. His hearers were much interested in his description of the Pueblos, and in the photographs which he had brought back with him.

Tuesday, January 9. The regular meeting was held at the Grundmann Studios. Dr. Englemann introduced the speaker, Mr. R. L. Garner, whose subject was " Customs and Traditions of Central Africa."

Friday, February 16. The regular meeting, by invitation of Drs. E. F. and C. H. Pope, was held at the Grundmann Studios. Dr. Frank Russell, of Harvard University, introduced by Mr. W. W. Newell, was the speaker of the evening. He gave a description of the " Moki Snake Dance," elaborately illustrated by lantern slides. This lecture is unusually fine, and was recently given by Dr. Russell before Yale University and the Uni- versity of Iowa.

Tuesday, March 20. The regular meeting was held at the residence of Mrs. Hoffmann and Miss Cross at 184 Commonwealth Avenue. Dr. Franz Boas, of New York, took as his subject, " The Science and Ethics of Prim- itive. Man." The conclusion of his most interesting lecture was that in folk-lore we have the embodiment of ancient and bygone customs. We are not conscious of the origin of these customs, and yet through folk- lore they have an influence upon us.

Tuesday, April 17. The regular meeting was held at the Grundmann Studios. An amusing paper on " The Experiences of a Folk-Lore Collec- tor," by Mrs. Fanny D. Bergen, was read by Mr. Bergen. A second brief paper was given by Mr. W. W. Newell on " Old English Ballads in Amer- ica," showing the changes in form which some of these ballads had under- gone in crossing the ocean. An interesting discussion followed this paper, and some of the more famous ballads were sung by Mr. James W. Calder- wood.

Helen Leah Reed, Secretary.

Cambridge. — The papers offered at meetings of the Cambridge Branch of the American Folk-Lore Society, since the last report, have been as follows : —

November 1, 1899. Mr. W. W. Newell, " Fairy Tales."

December 6. Mr. William Jones, of Harvard University, " Sacred Myths of the Sacs and Foxes."

January 3, 1900. Prof. G. L. Kittredge, of Harvard University, " The Dancers in the Churchyard."

February 7. President G. F. Moore, of Andover Theological School, " The Legendary History of Alexander the Great."

March 10. Prof. Barrett Wendell, of Harvard University, "Some Neg- lected Demands of Literature in its Relation to Folk-Lore."

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